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A 22-year-old Pacific Junction man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 13-month-old baby girl.

Mills County Attorney Eric Hansen said Colby Ray Puckett, 22, was arrested Friday and charged in the death of 13-month-old Aliyanna L. May, who died at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha on Saturday, Feb. 2.

A jury in Pottawattamie County has found Jason Curtis, 36, of Glenwood guilty of first-degree murder in the July 2011 death of his 5-month-old son. The verdict was announced Tuesday in Council Bluffs. Curtis will be sentenced in April.

Accidents
Jan. 22 – A vehicle driven by Amy Whipp of Clarinda was pulling away from a gas pump at a station on South Locust Street when her vehicle struck a second vehicle driven by Tracie Kerns of Pacific Junction.
Jan. 30 – A vehicle driven by Lois Pitchfork entered a gas station parking lot on Locust Street and due to the icy parking lot slid into a legally parked second vehicle.

Accidents
Jan. 28 – A vehicle driven by John McGuire of Lincoln, Neb. was northbound on Highway 59 when the driver stated his truck came out of gear and the driver looked down to shift gears and drifted onto the shoulder. The truck rolled on its side.

A 22-year-old Pacific Junction man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 13-month-old baby girl.

Mills County Attorney Eric Hansen said Colby Ray Puckett, 22, was arrested Friday and charged in the death of 13-month-old Aliyanna L. May, who died at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha on Saturday, Feb. 2.

The East Mills wrestling team went on the road Thursday and earned a pair of dual wins at Tri-Center.
The Wolverines knocked off the host Trojans 40-33 and A-H-S-T 33-27 in the double-dual.
Colton Story (220 and 195 pounds), David Howell (285), Lane Stortenbecker (138) and Colby Jennings (160 and 170 pounds) all recorded two wins in the duals.

Harlan used a 15-5 run to pull away from Glenwood in a 42-32 Hawkeye 10 Conference victory on Friday in Harlan.
The Rams (10-6 overall, 7-3 in the conference) struggled to find their touch on offense, shooting 26.4 percent from the field (14-of-53) in the loss.

Fremont-Mills out-scored Heartland Christian 21-13 in the fourth quarter for a 56-50 come-from-behind victory on Friday.
The Eagles held a 37-35 heading into the final frame before the Knights’ comeback.
Dakota Thomas scored 17 points and Aaron Flueren 13 to lead the Knights.
Cody Cunard’s 17 points led Heartland Christian.